Justice League 3000 #3Review

Justice League 3000 continues to attempt to tease readers with the mystery of who this futuristic League really is. Unfortunately, the real mystery continues to be if this is a League worth following at all. While this book manages to give some signs of life, it hasn’t quite found its groove yet.

The Justice League has been torn apart after the capture of Green Lantern and the unexpected death of the Flash. Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman are left stranded on an unknown planet, but they continue to bicker with one another as their situation deteriorates further. Howard Porter continues to provide a visual style that works well enough in the depictions of the League, but falls flat in other areas, such as his baby-faced Wonder Twins.

Now, there is a lot of exposition in this issue, to the point where it bogs things down quite a bit. Some of this is actually interesting, but what makes this exposition hardest to sell is that none of the characters presented are particularly compelling or relatable.

That said, Keith Giffen and J.M Dematteis seem so sure of themselves in a portrayal of a “League of Jerks," that I'm somewhat convinced this is being done with a grand purpose. All of the main characters, from the League to the Wonder Twins, are entirely aware that there is a huge problem here: the League itself. I’ve got to assume that this is a part of some master plan, and I’m willing to stick with this book just a bit longer in order to see what the creators have got up their sleeves.

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Okay

Justice League 3000 #3 is a mouthful of exposition that tastes… just okay.